Waterloo Iowa Group Itinerary
This sample itinerary can be customized for anytime of the year!
9:45 – 11:30 am
Arrive at the John Deere Tractor Assembly and see how the large green tractors are manufactured. The narrated trolley ride takes you through the complete process until the tractor rolls off the assembly line. Afterwards, shop in the gift shop “Deere Crossing.” Free tours are offered Monday – Friday at 8, 10 am, & 1 pm.
11:30 – 1:30 pm
Dine at the world famous Galleria De Paco “Sistine Chapel Ceiling” Restaurant for lunch. The artist Paco Rosic created this breathtaking masterpiece using 5,200 cans of Krylon spray paint as he lay on scaffolding for 4 months. Homemade breads, savory soups, and scrumptious desserts make this experience a dining delight!
1:30 – 5:00 pm
Experience the Grout Museum District where you can “Touch, See, and Feel” the history. The “Engine of the Heartland” exhibit reviews the history of industry in our area. Waterloo was home to at least 10 automobile manufacturing companies in the early 1900′s, automobiles which included the Dart and the Maytag. Discover the evolution of Waterloo from a small county-seat town into a Midwestern industrial center. Machines of transportation and power are featured along with agri-production, food processing, farm implement manufacturing, and printing. The Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum honors all veterans from the Civil War to present day with its mix of oral veteran histories, vintage military films, and interactive exhibits. Named after Waterloo’s WWII heroes, the Five Sullivan Brothers, this experience puts you inside of a fighter plane, inside a tank, to atop the bow of a reconstructed USS Juneau; viewable and extended from the first floor to the museums second level.
5 – 6:00 pm
Check-in to one of Iowa’s newest, luxurious hotels for the night.
6:00 pm
Enjoy a gourmet 3-course dinner at the new ArtHouse Cafe, located inside the Waterloo Center for the Arts. Afterwards a few steps down the hallway is the Hope Martin Theatre, home of the Waterloo Community Playhouse. Performances are scheduled every six weeks. There’s always a summer musical in July and a holiday production in December.
For more information or to customize this sample itinerary for your group, please contact your tour operator or Lonnie Elmore at Travel Waterloo, 800-728-8431 www.travelwaterloo.com/groups.
